Jedburghs - The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France, 1944

Informationen zum Autor Will Irwin retired from the United States Army in January 2000 after a career of more than twenty-eight years, half of that in Special Forces. He received a B.A. in history from Methodist College and a master of military arts and sciences degree from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He has done graduate work in modern European history at the University of Kansas and has served as a research fellow at the RAND Corporation. He now works as a defense contractor. Born in Iowa, Irwin lives in Valrico, Florida. Klappentext The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans Zusammenfassung The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans

Product details

• Authors: Will Irwin
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9781586484620
• ISBN: 978-1-58648-462-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Second World War